Codes For VAT
Codes More than 175 countries worldwide including all major European countries levy a value-added tax (VAT) on goods and services. As today’s tax map shows, EU Member States’ VAT rates vary across countries, though they’re somewhat harmonized by the EU.
The VAT is a consumption tax assessed on the value added in each production stage of a good or service. Every business along the value chain receives a tax credit for the VAT already paid. The end consumer does not, making it a tax on final consumption.
VAT Rates in Europe (2025)
Source: European Commission, “Taxes in Europe Database v4,” and Richard Asquith, “VAT & GST rates 2025.”
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